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060003 SE The Dead Sea Scrolls (2025S)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 6 - Ägyptologie, Judaistik, Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    • Wednesday 19.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 26.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 02.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 09.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 30.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 07.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 14.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 21.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 28.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 04.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 11.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 18.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
    • Wednesday 25.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most important manuscript finds ever. They provide new insights in ancient Jewish literature from Hellenistic times - a literature was lost for millenia. The Dead Sea Scrolls document thus a period in the cultural history of Judaism in which the roots of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity grew. Accordingly, the topics of law/halakha and eschatology/messianism play a crucial role in many of them.

    In this class, selected manuscripts from the Qumran library will be read in the original language and interpreted. Some manuscripts will be read based on photographs of the original manuscripts.

    Assessment and permitted materials

    Presentation, final term paper, active and regular partipation as well as thoroughly prepared translations of the Hebrew texts.

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    In this class, we will read selected Dead Sea Scrolls in the original Hebrew and interpret them. Some of these Dead Sea Scrolls we will read based on photographs of the manuscripts themselves.

    Examination topics

    You should demonstrate your ability to read and interpret Qumran texts in the original language in the context of the history of ancient Judaism.

    Reading list

    E. Lohse, ed., Die Texte aus Qumran: Hebräisch und Deutsch, 1981
    D.W. Parry und E. Tov, edd., The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader, 1. Aufl. Bd. 1-6, 2004-2005; 2. Aufl. Bd. 1-2, 2014
    A. Steudel, ed., Die Texte aus Qumran II: Hebräisch/Aramäisch und Deutsch, Darmstadt 2001
    E. Ulrich, The Biblical Qumran Scrolls, 2010
    J.C. VanderKam, The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, 2010
    J. C. VanderKam, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible, 2012

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